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Ubisoft's Skull and Bones Presentation Coming This Week

Ubisoft's Skull and Bones Presentation Coming This Week

Ubisoft has announced that a Ubisoft Forward show will take place in two days. During the event we will see a gameplay from Skull and Bones.

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Agnes Adamus

July 5, 2022

Ubisoft's Skull and Bones Presentation Coming This Week
Skull and Bones is Now a Live-service Game

Skull and Bones is Now a Live-service Game

Thanks to Ubisoft's financial report, we learned that Skull and Bones has been turned into a live-service game. It was also reported that Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is expected to debut before April 2023.

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Adrian Werner

February 18, 2022

Skull and Bones is Now a Live-service Game
Jade Raymond's New Live-Service Game Will Use Revolutionary Solutions

Jade Raymond's New Live-Service Game Will Use Revolutionary Solutions

Jade Raymond has shared new information on her studio's debut project. The live-service game from Haven Studios is expected to take full advantage of the PS5's potential, though it will also appear on PC.

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Przemyslaw Dygas

February 8, 2022

Jade Raymond's New Live-Service Game Will Use Revolutionary Solutions
Sony Reports: Boxes Dying Out, Microtransactions Worth More Than Games

Sony Reports: Boxes Dying Out, Microtransactions Worth More Than Games

Sony's new financial report shows that microtransactions are the biggest source of revenue for PlayStation games. In the light of this news it's no surprise that the corporation has as many as 10 live-service game planned.

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Adrian Werner

February 8, 2022

Sony Reports: Boxes Dying Out, Microtransactions Worth More Than Games
PS5 Sells Worse Than PS4; Sony Wants to Release 10 Live-service Games by 2027

PS5 Sells Worse Than PS4; Sony Wants to Release 10 Live-service Games by 2027

Sony has released its financial report for the third quarter of fiscal 2021. From it, we learned that PS5 is selling worse than PS4, but probably still better than XSX|S. What's more, the Japanese company wants to release 10 live-service games by the end of 2026.

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Hubert Sledziewski

February 2, 2022

PS5 Sells Worse Than PS4; Sony Wants to Release 10 Live-service Games by 2027
Bungie Will Support Sony in Live-service Game Development

Bungie Will Support Sony in Live-service Game Development

Bungie will continue to create multiplatform titles - the acquisition by Sony will not change anything here. Instead, the studio will assist the company in the development of live-service games.

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Przemyslaw Dygas

February 1, 2022

Bungie Will Support Sony in Live-service Game Development
„This Style of Review is Dead” - Jeff Gerstmann on Gaming Journalism and Live-service Games

„This Style of Review is Dead” - Jeff Gerstmann on Gaming Journalism and Live-service Games

While reviewing Halo Infinite, Giantbomb's journalist Jeff Gertsmann shared his thoughts on the shape of video game reviews and their relevance in their current form in the age of increasing popularity of live-service games and subscriptions.

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Michal Ciezadlik

December 7, 2021

„This Style of Review is Dead” - Jeff Gerstmann on Gaming Journalism and Live-service Games
Buying All Items in Marvel's Avengers Would Cost Thousands of Dollars

Buying All Items in Marvel's Avengers Would Cost Thousands of Dollars

One Marvel's Avengers player counted how much buying all the cosmetic items in the game would cost. The total amount is impressive.

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Adrian Werner

November 22, 2021

Buying All Items in Marvel's Avengers Would Cost Thousands of Dollars
Marvel's Avengers Failure Caused by Poorly Chosen Studio; Square Enix Draws Conclusions

Marvel's Avengers Failure Caused by Poorly Chosen Studio; Square Enix Draws Conclusions

Square Enix has once again spoken out on the poor performance of Marvel's Avengers and admitted that it needs to match projects to the „unique qualities and talents” of its studios in the future.

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Jacob Blazewicz

November 4, 2021

Marvel's Avengers Failure Caused by Poorly Chosen Studio; Square Enix Draws Conclusions
Assassin's Creed Infinity Won't be an F2P Game

Assassin's Creed Infinity Won't be an F2P Game

The upcoming Assassin's Creed will not be a free-to-play game. Such information was revealed during the recent investor call.

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Przemyslaw Dygas

October 29, 2021

Assassin's Creed Infinity Won't be an F2P Game
Impostors is Fortnite's New Mode Inspired by Among Us

Impostors is Fortnite's New Mode Inspired by Among Us

Epic Games' billion-dollar game Fortnite added an Impostors mode, inspired by last year's popular hit Among Us.

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August 17, 2021

Impostors is Fortnite's New Mode Inspired by Among Us
Battlefield Aims at Live-service Model; EA Wants Players Engaged 365 Days a Year

Battlefield Aims at Live-service Model; EA Wants Players Engaged 365 Days a Year

Battlefield 2042 is supposed to usher in a new form of development for the franchise, one that is more like a service than a series of standalone games. Among other things, EA wants new installments released every two years. Free components are also being considered.

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Adrian Werner

August 5, 2021

Battlefield Aims at Live-service Model; EA Wants Players Engaged 365 Days a Year
EA is Making a Ton of Money on Live-service Games

EA is Making a Ton of Money on Live-service Games

Live-service games like Apex Legends and FUT mode in FIFA 21 remain a vein of gold for Electronic Arts. Meanwhile, the publisher is reporting diminishing revenues from sales of its titles.

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Jacob Blazewicz

August 5, 2021

EA is Making a Ton of Money on Live-service Games
Sony's New Exclusive From Jade Raymond to be a Live-service Game

Sony's New Exclusive From Jade Raymond to be a Live-service Game

According to an anonymous recruiter who provided information to the Italian website Multiplayer.it, Sony's new exclusive title from Jade Raymond is expected to be a live-service game.

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July 21, 2021

Sony's New Exclusive From Jade Raymond to be a Live-service Game
Ubisoft Confirms Assassin's Creed Will Switch to Live-service Formula

Ubisoft Confirms Assassin's Creed Will Switch to Live-service Formula

Ubisoft admitted that the future of the Assassin's Creed series lies in the live-service model. At the same time, we were assured that Infinity will retain the character of the previous installments.

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Przemyslaw Dygas

July 21, 2021

Ubisoft Confirms Assassin's Creed Will Switch to Live-service Formula
Assassin's Creed Infinity May be a Live-service Game, Claims Jason Schreier

Assassin's Creed Infinity May be a Live-service Game, Claims Jason Schreier

Jason Schreier revealed what we can expect from the Assassin's Creed series in the future. According to the journalist, the next project associated with the franchise will be a huge live-service game.

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Przemyslaw Dygas

July 7, 2021

Assassin's Creed Infinity May be a Live-service Game, Claims Jason Schreier
Ultimate Team Modes Bring EA $3k Per Minute

Ultimate Team Modes Bring EA $3k Per Minute

Ultimate Team packs continue to bring Electronic Arts huge money. According to the company's financial report, last year alone the revenue from lootboxes in sports series like FIFA amounted to more than one and a half billion dollars.

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Jacob Blazewicz

May 28, 2021

Ultimate Team Modes Bring EA $3k Per Minute
EA With Record Revenue; Plans to Develop Live-service Games

EA With Record Revenue; Plans to Develop Live-service Games

Electronic Arts boasted record revenue in last fiscal year, with as much as $4 billion coming from live-service games (LGS). CEO Andrew Wilson talks about further development of the category.

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Angelika Kaldus

May 12, 2021

EA With Record Revenue; Plans to Develop Live-service Games
New Projects From Warner Bros. Games Bet on Live-service Model

New Projects From Warner Bros. Games Bet on Live-service Model

Everything seems to indicate that Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment will emphasize the so-called live-service games. This follows from the announcement on the developer's website about internship offers.

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Edwin Witaszek

January 26, 2021

New Projects From Warner Bros. Games Bet on Live-service Model

Microtransactions Dominate; Game Sales Revenue Becomes Secondary

According to Newzoo analysts, this year as much as 74% of the industry's revenue will come from microransactions. The sales of premium games will provide only 21%.

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Adrian Werner

June 26, 2020

Microtransactions Dominate; Game Sales Revenue Becomes Secondary